Fukushima Unit 1 Spent Fuel Pool Inspection
The first inspection of the unit 1 spent fuel pool has been conducted. Workers found visibility of about 7 meters
Read moreThe first inspection of the unit 1 spent fuel pool has been conducted. Workers found visibility of about 7 meters
Read moreTEPCO has deployed a laser decontamination system at Fukushima Daiichi. This new system is currently being used to decontaminate the
Read moreThe remote cutting rig for dismantling the highly contaminated unit 1-2 vent tower has had three failures since it began
Read moreTEPCO is providing health checks on current and former contract workers at Fukushima Daiichi. The report appears to indicate this
Read moreTEPCO has published new information about units 5 and 6 at Fukushima Daiichi. Work has begun to repair and use
Read moreFukushima Unit 1 has been the site of significant new work on multiple fronts. We outline the new events and
Read moreTEPCO published preliminary photos July 18th showing the start of inspection work of the reactor well for unit 1. Two
Read moreTEPCO has confirmed new details about the existence of fuel microparticles at the three reactors that suffered meltdowns. Deeper detail
Read moreOptics are everything when you are trying to pretend a large scale disaster isn’t a large scale disaster. Asahi Shimbun
Read moreMeasure twice, cut once. Work to remove the highly contaminated units 1-2 vent tower at Fukushima Daiichi took an unfortunate
Read moreWork to reduce the risk of the mega float from tsunami is expected to be completed by mid fiscal year
Read moreTEPCO will drill through the interior door of the X-2 penetration into containment in early June. This will allow full
Read moreUnit 2 pedestal containment inspection.
Read moreUnit 1 upcoming containment inspection
Read moreTEPCO plans to have all of Unit 3’s spent fuel removed by this date.
Read moreOriginally scheduled for May 20th. This event has now been postponed to some time in June.
Read moreWe have added a new page to our site. This new page contains the data and specifications for fire engines
Read moreTEPCO recently published a video of the work to remove spent fuel from the unit 3 fuel pool. In this
Read moreAs we work through refining what took place at Fukushima Daiichi, old data can have new meaning in light of
Read moreRevelations documented by The Mainichi from a late March press conference by TEPCO confirm our theories on unit 2. We
Read moreA pair of new panoramic photos from inside Fukushima unit 2’s containment have been published. TEPCO provided the photos as
Read moreTEPCO and the various entities tasked with dealing with the disaster clean up at Fukushima Daiichi have announced details of
Read moreRadioactivity spewed from Fukushima Daiichi as the reactors melted down. That hasn’t been disputed. Researchers have found a far more
Read moreSimplyInfo.org’s 2019 report on the Fukushima Disaster is now available. Our comprehensive report covers the technical, health, ecological and social
Read moreCommunications Director, Nancy Foust is on this week’s Nuclear Hotseat with Libbe HaLevy talking about the 8th anniversary of the
Read moreTEPCO completed another inspection inside unit 2 containment this week. The newest work involved attempting to move and grasp pieces
Read moreProsecutors have asked for 5 year prison sentences for the TEPCO executives on trial for criminal negligence. The three executives
Read moreMako Oshidori reported from a recent TEPCO press conference that the company has admitted to finding hydrogen sulfide in some
Read moreMayors from five cities in Chiba prefecture requested for an 8th time that the central government deal with high level
Read moreTEPCO announced at a meeting with Japan’s NRA that they will conduct a new investigation inside unit 2 around February
Read moreConcerns and disputes over the safety of food from Fukushima and other nearby prefectures subject to fallout from the nuclear
Read moreSince the initial disaster TEPCO has been injecting water into the damaged reactors at Fukushima Daiichi. Questions around the long
Read moreTEPCO released a report in July on various waste streams at Fukushima Daiichi. This rather dry sounding report contains some
Read moreThe negligence trial of TEPCO executives continues on. In recent weeks the executives take the stand to give testimony. This
Read moreA detailed TEPCO document from July 2018 gives some important new insight into the meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi and the
Read moreThe Associated Press reported from a TEPCO press conference held late last week that treated water TEPCO has been trying
Read moreIn the years since the initial disaster there have been disparities between the official radiation exposure estimates and the subsequent
Read moreKyodo News wrote about a new admission at Fukushima Daiichi. The ALPS water decontamination systems are not removing almost all
Read moreWe reported in late July that TEPCO would take additional readings inside unit 2’s refueling floor level. Those readings have now
Read moreWork has begun on the unit 2 refueling floor at Fukushima Daiichi. Previously, TEPCO installed a controlled building on the
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